Environment

Researchers discovered ferocious meat-eating dinosaur in Argentina

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Jul 15, 2016

News Hour: Researchers announced Wednesday they have discovered a ferocious meat-eating dinosaur in Argentina, notable for having short arms like the T-rex but hailing from a different branch of the family tree, reports BSS. The Gualicho...
WLE activities in coastal region of Bangladesh through Community water management project for reduce the Climate Change Effects

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 12, 2016

News Hour: WLE (Water, Land and Ecosystems) is a global research program of international research consortium known as CGIAR (Consultative Group in International Agricultural Research). It emphasizes to work in river basin of trans-boundary rivers such...
Tropical storm in China left six people dead and eight missing

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 11, 2016

News Hour: A tropical storm in China left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain, reports BSS Super Typhoon Nepartak brought chaos to...
IWC called on New Zealand to take action on world’s rarest dolphin

by Mehrab Masayeed Habib - Jul 11, 2016

News Hour: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has called on New Zealand to take urgent action to save the world’s rarest dolphin from extinction, voicing “grave concern” about its future, reports BSS. Population numbers of the...
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 11, 2016

News Hour: A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador on late Sunday in the same area devastated by a powerful quake in mid-April, the US Geological Service said, reports BSS. Its epicenter was 41 kilometers...
Flash floods from torrential downpours in central India killed 15 people

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 11, 2016

News Hour: Flash floods from torrential downpours in the in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have killed 15 people, with seven deaths over the weekend, and left thousands of people displaced, authorities said on...
Crop failure puts millions at risk in Ethiopia and beyond

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 11, 2016

News Hour: The issue of climate change and the extent to which it is caused by humans has been subject to high profile controversy in the media over the years. No matter where you sit in...
Baby elephant in India grieves over body of dead mother [VIDEO]

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 11, 2016

News Hour: A three-year-old elephant, grieving over the death of its mother following a fight with another animal on Wednesday, refused to leave her body, forest officials said. A team of workers rushed to the site...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology declares Solve program activities

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 10, 2016

News Hour: Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Solve program announced its preliminary schedule of activities for fall 2016 and spring 2017. Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings,...
Tropical storm made landfall in China

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 10, 2016

News Hour: A tropical storm made landfall in China on Saturday afternoon, the country’s national meteorological center said, a day after super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain, reports BSS. Nepartak, which...